I was fourteen, watching 'The Princess Bride' for the 254321th time, captivated by Wesley and Inigo dueling on the cliff-top. I had never held a sword in my life, but I phoned my mum and said, 'I want to learn to fence!'
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The studio thought I was crazy to perform all of my own fencing stunts, but I loved it.
I loved fencing and dancing and elocution.
'The Princess Bride' was a movie that I watched all the time.
I went to a performing arts high school, we learned Shakespeare, I did 'Fences.' When you train, you can do anything.
I've done movies with a sword before. But I haven't really been given the full responsibility of something like a Ridley Scott film.
Well, unbeknownst to everybody, I did a movie when I was 19.
When I was younger, I was always willing to tell a joke and play out a scene. I would get sticks and pretend they were light sabers. I think it was just at a young age, I was so willing to jump up and perform a little play at the family picnic.
I was making films when I was about 12 years old - Super-8 films.
I did a production of Macbeth in the 1960s in which I had a swordfight in the final scene. But the blade fell off my sword just as I was stabbing the guy. I ended up having to hammer him to death.
I was probably 11 by the time I saw a movie.